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Direct linkAmy E. Mitchell; Rebecca Armstrong; Cathy McBryde; Alina Morawska; Evren Etel; Elizabeth M. Hurrion; Tomomi McAuliffe; Leanne Johnston – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
The transition to school is a sensitive developmental period for young children. Although children born very/extremely preterm have increased risk of health and developmental concerns, predictors of their school readiness and adjustment remain largely unexamined. Parents of very/extremely preterm-born children (aged 3-7 years; pre-transition n =…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, School Readiness, Parents, Parent Attitudes
Hammersley, Megan L.; Buchanan, Limin; Xu, Huilan; Wen, Li Ming – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Dietary intake can affect the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development of young children. Few studies have explored the relationships between dietary intake and the cognitive and socioemotional dimensions of school readiness. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations between children's dietary intake in early…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Eating Habits, Social Emotional Learning, Foreign Countries
Kaplun, Cathy; Knight, Jennifer; Grace, Rebekah; Dockett, Sue; Perry, Bob; Comino, Elizabeth; Jackson-Pulver, Lisa; Kemp, Lynn – Educational Studies, 2016
The Gudaga Goes to School Study described the transition to school and early education experiences of 117 urban Aboriginal children and their families. This paper outlines the methods and design of the study. A life course approach, employing multidimensional and multi-theoretical frameworks was used to capture the complexity of issues surrounding…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Urban Areas, Children, Questionnaires
Coley, Rebekah Levine; Lombardi, Caitlin McPherran; Sims, Jacqueline – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Using nationally representative data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC; N = 5,107), this study assessed prospective connections between children's early education and care (EEC) experiences from infancy through preschool and their cognitive and behavioral functioning in 1st grade. Incorporating 6 waves of data, analyses…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Behavior, Grade 1
Download full textClyde, Margaret – 1991
Child care in New Zealand and Australia has become a crucial part of the child-rearing system, and most preschool children spend a prolonged period in at least one away-from-home environment for a substantial part of the day. Because so many preschool children are exposed to a child care environment before entering school, the transition from…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Rearing, Classroom Environment, Day Care
Elliott, Alison – 1995
A study traced the experiences of Australian working families as their children started formal schooling. Each family faced the prospect of moving their child or children from the intimate environment of a child care center that operated from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to a large elementary school with a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. school day. The study focused on:…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Day Care
Peer reviewedButterworth, Dawn – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1996
Examined the effect of child care attendance on young children's social development, in particular the real or perceived difference in behavior of young children coming from long-day care to attend sessions in kindergartens compared with children coming directly from home. Found no significant differences between the two groups. Offers…
Descriptors: Attendance, Child Behavior, Childhood Needs, Day Care
